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Pinworm Infection : Treatments

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Treatments Overview Articles

Treatments could include:
Pinworms
The main treatment is a single dose of either mebendazole or albendazole (anti-parasitic medication), available over-the-counter and by prescription. More than one household member is likely to be infected, so the entire household is often treated...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 5, 2006
Enterobiasis
In order to treat the disease, either mebendazole (Vermox) or pyrantel pamoate (Pin-X) will be given in two oral doses spaced two weeks apart. These medications eradicate the infection in approximately 90% of cases. Re-infection is common and seve...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pinworms
Treatment is with a single dose of an anti-pinworm drug such as albendazole (Albenza) or mebendazole (Vermox). Vermox comes as a chewable tablet and most children, as well as adults, experience no side effects with the medication. Allergic reactio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Threadworm Infection
Threadworm infections are treated with medications. The drugs most often given are ivermectin, thiabendazole (Mintezol), and albendazole. Ivermectin is generally preferred because it has fewer side effects than thiabendazole. These drugs, which ar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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